CAUSES of WORLD WAR I

Objective: Analyze the causes of World War I.

Do Now: What are some holidays during which

people celebrate pride in their national

heritage?

Causes of World War I -

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ilitarism – policy of building up strong

military forces to prepare for war

lliances - agreements between nations to

aid and protect one another

ationalism – pride in or devotion to one’s

country

mperialism – when one country takes over

another country economically and politically

ssassination – murder of Austrian Archduke

Franz Ferdinand

MANIA

1910-1914 Increase in Defense Expenditures

France 10%

Britain 13%

Russia 39%

Germany 73%

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1914

94 130 154 268 289 398

Total Defense Expenditures for Germany,

Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Britain, and

Russia in millions of £s (British pounds)

Causes of WWI - Militarism

Triple Entente: Triple Alliance:

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Italy

Great Britain

France

Russia

Causes of WWI - Alliances

Causes of WWI - Nationalism

Pan-Germanism - movement to unify the

people of all German speaking countries

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Liechtenstein

German-Speaking Countries:

Causes of WWI - Nationalism

Pan-Slavism - movement to unify all of the

Slavic people

Causes of WWI - Nationalism

Imperialism:

European

conquest of

Africa

Causes of WWI - Imperialism

The

“Spark”

Austrian Archduke Franz

Ferdinand visited the city

of Sarajevo in Bosnia – a

country that was under the

control of Austria.

Causes of WWI - Assassination

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess

Sophie in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28th, 1914.

Austrian

Archduke

Franz

Ferdinand

and his wife

were killed in

Bosnia by a

Serbian

nationalist

who believed

that Bosnia

should belong

to Serbia.

Causes of WWI - Assassination

Gavrilo Princip,

a member of

the Black Hand (a Serbian terrorist group),

after his assassination

of Austrian Archduke

Franz Ferdinand.

Causes of WWI - Assassination

The Point of No Return:

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand’s death and

declared war on Serbia.

Germany pledged their support for Austria –

Hungary (example of Pan-German nationalism)

Russia pledged their support for Serbia

(example of Pan-Slavic nationalism)

The Point of No Return:

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Germany declares war on Russia.

France pledges their support for Russia.

Germany declares war on France.

Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.

Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on

Germany.

World War I

Allied Powers: Central Powers:

Great Britain

France

Russia

Italy

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire